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WHAT ARE OUR DUTIES?

We are split into three groups - Recycle Detectives, Waste Watchers and Energy Enforcers.

RECYCLE DETECTIVES RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching your class how to use the green and red recycle bins in your class.

WASTE WATCHERS RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensuring the correct use of the recycle bin in class.

Checking taps in the school have been turned off.

Advising children to reduce waste in the toilets for example: water, soap and blue paper towels.

Checking resources are not being wasted for example: pens, glue, rulers and paper.

ENERGY ENFORCERS RESPONSIBILITIES

Checking that lights around school are switched off if it is not needed.

Ensuring that the projector for powering the Smart board is turned off if not in use.

Closing the classroom door after exiting.

Shutting outside door when leaving the classroom.

Making sure windows are closed at the end of the day.

Litter Pickers

Each term our Year 4 pupils take it in-turns to be daily litter pickers across our lunchtime sessions. The children cover all outside areas in the school. See the Term 3/Term 4 rota below

This activity raises the children's awareness of caring for our environment and promotes responsible citizenship.

Thanks to all new volunteers and thanks to the old ones! It certainly does make a difference.

Mrs Clarke and Miss Bloor, Eco-Warrior Co-ordinators

Walk On Wednesday (WOW)

What is Walk On Wednesday (WOW)?

Recently, the government have been raising awareness of children’s health through their NHS-backed Change4Life scheme – 'Eat Well, Move More, Live Longer' and through the introduction of the sugary drinks tax designed to reduce consumption of drinks with added sugar which have been linked to child obesity and poor dental heatlh. Further details of these recent government schemes can be found here

How will WOW work?

The children who walk to school on Wednesdays will inform their teacher on Wednesday morning as they arrive in the classroom.

The number of walkers in each class will be counted by our Eco–Warriors and converted to a percentage of the total class.

All classes then have chance of winning a gold, silver or bronze certificate based on the percentage of walkers. These will be present in our Achievement Assembly every Monday. The results will be updated on a weekly basis and published on this page below as well as in our Latest Newssection.

WOW @ Meopham Community Academy

At Meopham Community Academy we would like to raise awareness amongst the children of the health benefits of being more active during their day. Having run the WOW scheme in the past as a school, we feel the scheme contributes well to increasing our children's mobility.

On Wednesday, we would also hope to see evidence of a reduction in traffic and parking congestion around the school gates as there would be less cars on the road. With this there would also be air-quality benefits around the school and localised area too.

As a school we successfully ran the WOW scheme in the past and it proved popular with the children. Infact, the scheme was so successful that in 2014 (with great effort and commitment from our then Year 6 pupils) we won the 'Top WOW Team Award in Gravesham 2014.'. Check out the award ceremony hereKM Charity Team - Winners at Walk to School Awards

Which children will be counted as having 'walked'?

Children walking to school from home

Park-and-Stride - children driven to one of the car parks that school parents are authorised to use in the mornings and then walking the rest of the way to school. These car parks are Bartellas Restaurant car park and St John The Baptist Church Hall car park

Children who have ridden a scooter/bike/skateboard etc to the school gates. Please note - parents will need to take these home after school drop-off as, unfortunately, we do not have the facilities to store these items on the school grounds. Please also note that for everybody's safety scooters/bikes/skateboards etc are not to be used on school grounds.